This is an analysis of the poem Guldfiskene that begins with:

En dobbelt Boble, hvælvet af Krystal,
hel prægtig spillede i Solens Lue;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX XXXX XXbX XaXX XbXX XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011110 11101101 110001111 1101111 1110111 11011111 111111000 1110111 01011011 1101011111 11111101 01111111 111101011 11011111 1101011110 11011101 1110000100 11011101 1101111101 11111001 111110101 111111000 110001100 11110101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, de, den are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, den are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Guldfiskene;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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